United Nations Security Council Resolution 953

United Nations Security Council resolution 953, adopted unanimously on 31 October 1994, after recalling Resolution 783 (1992) and all relevant resolutions on the situation in Somalia, the Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) for an interim period ending 4 November 1994.

UN Security Council Resolution 953
UNOSOM medal bar
Date	31 October 1994
Meeting no.	3,446
Code	S/RES/953 (Document)
Subject	Somalia
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Brazil  Czech Republic  Djibouti  New Zealand  Nigeria  Oman  Pakistan  Rwanda  Spain

The extension was approved after it was decided on 20 October 1994 to send a mission to Somalia, as discussed in Resolution 946 (1994) and that it should consider the report of this mission before deciding on the future of UNOSOM II.

See also

• History of Somalia
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994–1995)
• Somali Civil War

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 953 at Wikisource